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president obama can't do that. his number one priorities have to be peace, world peace, of course, number one, and number two take what is happening now with the economy and move it forward. jobs, jobs, jobs. and his number three problem is he faces a staunchly obstructionist party in opposition. i would expect him to concentrate on trying to get his health reform package, otherwise known as obama care, sort of put in concrete. it's still vulnerable in places. and tweak it. i'll be very surprised if he doesn't make that if not his first priority, his number one legislative priority. >> grover norquist, do you have your battering rams ready for the president? the debt ceiling bustup to come. the republicans making clear they'll fight him all the way on that. i get a sense the president can be as bold and audacious as he wants in this inaugural speech yesterday but you guys aren't going to let him get away with very much. >> he has two problems. one is the republicans won the house of representatives. boehner was ele
president obama can't do that. his number one priorities have to be peace, world peace, of course, number one, and number two take what is happening now with the economy and move it forward. jobs, jobs, jobs. and his number three problem is he faces a staunchly obstructionist party in opposition. i would expect him to concentrate on trying to get his health reform package, otherwise known as obama care, sort of put in concrete. it's still vulnerable in places. and tweak it. i'll be very...
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president obama has tried. i think presidents have to change, try to change the culture in which they are placed. in this case, this division that we have in the country isn't going to be healed. it wasn't healed by president clinton. it wasn't healed by president bush. it has not been healed by president obama be . >> you're saying it doesn't matter what he says tomorrow. he should just be ruthless. >> i think he's got to pursue his agenda with way president lincoln did. yes, with relentless commitment. i think the central political miscalculation of his first term is he thought his mere presence would bank those partisan. >> you're going to be saying yada, yada in his head. >> i think the more elegant way to say this -- >> what my client meant to say. >> i think he needs to say he wants unity but not unity at all costs. there's something more important that be just people getting along in this town. they deserve a better economy. he's got to show the willingness to work with anybody but also the willingness t
president obama has tried. i think presidents have to change, try to change the culture in which they are placed. in this case, this division that we have in the country isn't going to be healed. it wasn't healed by president clinton. it wasn't healed by president bush. it has not been healed by president obama be . >> you're saying it doesn't matter what he says tomorrow. he should just be ruthless. >> i think he's got to pursue his agenda with way president lincoln did. yes, with...
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the subject was hair, specifically michelle obama's new bangs. >> first of all, i love michelle obama. and to address the most significant event of this weekend, i love her bangs. she looks good. she always looks good. >> president obama just earlier tonight. raw politics looking ahead to tomorrow and, of course, looking ahead at the next four years, we have a team of professionals here, who have seen a lot of presidential history being made. republican consultant margaret hoover joining us, ari fleischer, paul begala and van jon jones. paul, you wrote an article in "the daily beast" i think it was today, you basically said, the president should say all the right things in his speech tomorrow about coming together and unity, and then he should go out and be ruthless? >> yes, yes. he famously hosted steven spielberg and daniel day-lewis and the stars behind the movie "lincoln." that is the lesson of lincoln, in his first inaugural he talked about the appealing to our nature. and then he went to war. he tried, president obama has tried. they have to change the culture in which they're p
the subject was hair, specifically michelle obama's new bangs. >> first of all, i love michelle obama. and to address the most significant event of this weekend, i love her bangs. she looks good. she always looks good. >> president obama just earlier tonight. raw politics looking ahead to tomorrow and, of course, looking ahead at the next four years, we have a team of professionals here, who have seen a lot of presidential history being made. republican consultant margaret hoover...
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because fdr had a much worse inheritance in many ways than barack obama. bad, though, obama's was. but you just got a sense of somebody who had his hand on history and thought right, i'm just going to go for this. and i feel at the moment that obama, he shows signs of wanting to do that but at the moment he hasn't actually done it. >> i think what happened is he ran on a hope that he could be above ideology, that he could bring red and blue together, and it just proved very difficult, if not impossible. i think he's learned that lesson. the most important thing to look for in a second term is what does a president learn from the experience of the first term? and already you see much more fiery kinds of language. you see him willing to draw the lines, and i think that boldness -- i agree with doug. i think the second term might well be bolder, just as fdr's was bolder in the first term. fdr had it easier in some ways. it sounds crazy to say that but we were in such terrible shape that we had to do something. and the country looked for leadership. it was less clear what we needed in
because fdr had a much worse inheritance in many ways than barack obama. bad, though, obama's was. but you just got a sense of somebody who had his hand on history and thought right, i'm just going to go for this. and i feel at the moment that obama, he shows signs of wanting to do that but at the moment he hasn't actually done it. >> i think what happened is he ran on a hope that he could be above ideology, that he could bring red and blue together, and it just proved very difficult, if...
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i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> congratulations, sir. >> tomorrow he's going to do it again in front of the capitol for all to see and followed by the parade. i really like how they coordinated their clothes today. >> they did coordinate their clothes. >> they did. the tie was good. >> and they got the oath right. >> which was a change from last time around. >> they didn't have to redo the oath today. now, of course, into the evening hours attention turning to events scheduled tomorrow and of course big questions about what the president will say to set the policy agenerda and the ton in his inaugural speech. dan lothian, what do we know about the
i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve, protect and defend the...
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obama's wardrobe isn't fun. it's exhausting. it's too much." >> i think for me what has happened is that her clothes have been discussed with this kind of feverish fuerber that normally we reserve for celebrities. for people walking down the red carpet and the celebrity on the way to starbucks. i think when it translates to the first lady, there's a lot of fun with that, but i also think it sort of drains away some of the more substantive things that she could represent for the fashion industry. >> many believe, though, that michelle obama has this style and real accessibility. she can wear anything from target to talbots to jason wu. but you once wrote, again, here. >> my words come back to haunt me. >> "avoiding the appearance of queenly behavior is politically wise. but it does american culture no favors if a first lady tries so hard to be average that she winds up looking common." she wore shorts. >> she was stepping off of air force one and there are like men saluting her and she was in shorts. >> that was not something tha
obama's wardrobe isn't fun. it's exhausting. it's too much." >> i think for me what has happened is that her clothes have been discussed with this kind of feverish fuerber that normally we reserve for celebrities. for people walking down the red carpet and the celebrity on the way to starbucks. i think when it translates to the first lady, there's a lot of fun with that, but i also think it sort of drains away some of the more substantive things that she could represent for the...
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. >>> barack obama is entering his second term. only the third democratic president to be re-elected in the last 75 years. he faces deep domestic challenges. above all, a still weak economy. he faces a world in flux and in crisis from iran and syria to north korea and china. perhaps most visibly he faces a domestic political deadlock that seems to overshadow all else. with this hand, what can he do? what will he do? i've asked for advice from the statesmen and women who have stood beside presidents as they have made their most difficult decisions from republicans like james baker. >> if we didn't have the dollar as the de facto currency of the world, we'd be like greece. >> in a democracy you can only work together if both sides are willing to come together. >> and independents like michael bloomberg. >> when you have jobs that need to be done but americans won't take, letting crops rot or moving crops to south of the border, that's just insanity. >> in the end i write my own memo to the president. let's get started. >>> while most
. >>> barack obama is entering his second term. only the third democratic president to be re-elected in the last 75 years. he faces deep domestic challenges. above all, a still weak economy. he faces a world in flux and in crisis from iran and syria to north korea and china. perhaps most visibly he faces a domestic political deadlock that seems to overshadow all else. with this hand, what can he do? what will he do? i've asked for advice from the statesmen and women who have stood...
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people say, i like barack obama. he's over 50% for the job performance, but that's going to have to improve. it's all about the economy in the end. people are going to judge him, he inherited the october crash and how does it look eight years later. you can't keep blaming the people before you. >> you can't blame the media or the republicans, you can use executive orders and have the threat of executive order to congress even if you don't use them. >> thank you so much. >>> we'll be right back. go, go, go, go! bye sweetie. honey what are you doing? we gotta go! it's dress-like-a-president day, i'm supposed to be martin van buren. who? martin van buren! google? martin van buren. ♪ ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain box. ♪ all on thinkorswim from td ameritrade. ♪ wow. these are really good. you act surprised. aah! aah! practice makes
people say, i like barack obama. he's over 50% for the job performance, but that's going to have to improve. it's all about the economy in the end. people are going to judge him, he inherited the october crash and how does it look eight years later. you can't keep blaming the people before you. >> you can't blame the media or the republicans, you can use executive orders and have the threat of executive order to congress even if you don't use them. >> thank you so much. >>>...
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>> well, my advice to president obama is, mr. president, whatever happens in the second term, you're going to bear the consequences of. our country is in sick shape financially. economically, we are really in bad shape. if we didn't have the dollar as the de facto currency of the world we would be greece and we have got to fix our economic problem and that's -- it's not going to be fixed without leadership from you. the republicans maintain control of the house. and it's -- we have divided government. he's got to take the lead. he may score some short-term victories over the republicans. in the medium to long term, it's his enchilada. >> president clinton's secretary of the treasury, robert rubin. >> when people look at what president obama should do, there are a number of people who say, well, he's got to get the fiscal house in order, he's got to deal with the deficit. why is that important? >> i think it is imperatively important to design a sound fiscal program that both contributes to job creation and recovery in the short t
>> well, my advice to president obama is, mr. president, whatever happens in the second term, you're going to bear the consequences of. our country is in sick shape financially. economically, we are really in bad shape. if we didn't have the dollar as the de facto currency of the world we would be greece and we have got to fix our economic problem and that's -- it's not going to be fixed without leadership from you. the republicans maintain control of the house. and it's -- we have...
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people say, i like barack obama. he's over 50% for the job performance, but that's going to have to improve. it's all about the economy in the end. people are going to judge him, he inherited the october crash and how does it look eight years later. you can't keep blaming the people before you. >> you can't blame the media or the republicans, you can use executive orders and have the threat of executive order to congress even if you don't use them. >> thank you so much. >>> we'll be right back. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. go, go, go, go! bye sweetie. honey
people say, i like barack obama. he's over 50% for the job performance, but that's going to have to improve. it's all about the economy in the end. people are going to judge him, he inherited the october crash and how does it look eight years later. you can't keep blaming the people before you. >> you can't blame the media or the republicans, you can use executive orders and have the threat of executive order to congress even if you don't use them. >> thank you so much. >>>...
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>> obama! [ cheers and applause ] >> the weather is nicer, it's much easier to be happy about standing out on the mall. when it's freezing. it makes it a little bit challenging. >> it's a great crowd, it is a beautiful day. we want to look at other news making headlines today. >>> right now u.s. lawmakers says algerians quote decided they were going to handle it their way to end the deadly hostage crisis. 23 hostages were killed in that number is expected to rise. algeria ras not released the nationalities of the dead. 11 freed hostages received medical treatment at a u.s. naval base in italy. >>> back here in the u.s., five people are recovering after being wounded in accidental shootings at gun shows in north carolina, indiana, and ohio. in north carolina, three people were hurt when a shotgun went off as a gun owner unfastened a case. a sheriffs deputy was among those injured. in ohio, a man is in stable condition after being accidentally shot by his business partner. and in indiana, a man s
>> obama! [ cheers and applause ] >> the weather is nicer, it's much easier to be happy about standing out on the mall. when it's freezing. it makes it a little bit challenging. >> it's a great crowd, it is a beautiful day. we want to look at other news making headlines today. >>> right now u.s. lawmakers says algerians quote decided they were going to handle it their way to end the deadly hostage crisis. 23 hostages were killed in that number is expected to rise....
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it's the second inauguration of president obama. our special coverage on "starting point" ends right now. we want to leave you with a john berman look at the president's last four years in four minutes. here it is. >> reporter: it starts here, january 20th, 2009. screaming crowds, soaring hopes, towering expectations. what could possibly go wrong? except the inauguration. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> reporter: first year, major action, big stimulus, big bailout, big appointment, big smack. >> nice. >> now, where were we? >> we were here, beer summit. the president invites massachusetts cop to the white house to ease racial tension. he didn't invite the salahis to state dinner. chicago loses the olympics. the nation loses an icon. the president wins a peace prize. year two, state of the union, big speech, national audience. what could possibly go wrong? >> those who were here illegally. >> reporter: congressman joe wilson doesn't like the president's health care pitch. justice samuel alito doesn't like his campai
it's the second inauguration of president obama. our special coverage on "starting point" ends right now. we want to leave you with a john berman look at the president's last four years in four minutes. here it is. >> reporter: it starts here, january 20th, 2009. screaming crowds, soaring hopes, towering expectations. what could possibly go wrong? except the inauguration. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> reporter: first year, major action, big...
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obama. >> even when campaigning got ugly. not long after that, clinton welled autopsy the the new hampshire diner and ran away from the primary, another victory. but in the end, she conceded, wrapping up her historic presidential bid. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time -- >> but her persistence and passion convinced the man she tried to beat to cast her on the world stage. >> you will have a secretary of state who has my full confidence. >> the former first lady and senator from new york would become madam secretary in 2009. yet now a million air miles and 100 countries later, she finds herself entangled in one final controversy. >> i'm in charge of the state department, 60,000 people all over the world, 275 posts. >> testifying about who knew what when but if history is any guide, hillary clinton may emerge unscathed once again and reinvent herself. >> and hillary's close friends say when it comes to her future, she isn't rushing to make any decisions, wolf. she is not going
obama. >> even when campaigning got ugly. not long after that, clinton welled autopsy the the new hampshire diner and ran away from the primary, another victory. but in the end, she conceded, wrapping up her historic presidential bid. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time -- >> but her persistence and passion convinced the man she tried to beat to cast her on the world stage. >> you will have a secretary of state who has my...
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for the second inauguration of president barack obama. some people said they are here from washington, d.c., others are here from new york city. where are you guys here from? >> california. >> you're from california. >> yeah. >> what's your name? >> sabrina. >> sabrina is here with me. guys in front, move over a little bit so we can see sabrina on camera. when did you get here, sabrinsa? >> yesterday. i go to school at the university of maryland. >> are you excited to be here? >> yes, very. >> why are you here? >> the inauguration. >> and it's warm today. it's in the 50s. >> yeah, it's warm. >> yeah. >> california was cold. >> are you guys excited to be here? [ cheers and applause ] >> did you -- do you know today is a day of service? >> yeah! >> did you guys do any service? >> yeah! >> well, i know someone who is working and doing her part today, and that's cnn's suzanne malveaux. suzanne, how are you doing your part? are you out working or seeing a lot of people doing their part today? >> reporter: don, i am working. but i don't know if
for the second inauguration of president barack obama. some people said they are here from washington, d.c., others are here from new york city. where are you guys here from? >> california. >> you're from california. >> yeah. >> what's your name? >> sabrina. >> sabrina is here with me. guys in front, move over a little bit so we can see sabrina on camera. when did you get here, sabrinsa? >> yesterday. i go to school at the university of maryland....
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obama in mind. you couldn't really think about everything that comes with it, being so nervous or start second-guessing yourself. my first image was red. i felt like red was confident and it was, you know, it's commanding and it's beautiful, passionate. and all of those things describe michelle obama. >> and the stars have gathered in park city, utah for the acclaimed sundance film festival including actress mariel hemingway opening up about her family's illness. history of mental illness and her new documentary, "running from crazy." we'll talk to her coming up. but first, want to turn to finances. a lot of americans don't pay off credit cards every month but letting a balance build up over time can cost you thousands, cripple finances. ali velshi and christine romans explain. >> two things to show you. first, the new study from ohio state university. shows that kids in their 20s and 30s, our age, they have more late 20s, early 30s, more credit card debt than older consumers and repaying it closlow
obama in mind. you couldn't really think about everything that comes with it, being so nervous or start second-guessing yourself. my first image was red. i felt like red was confident and it was, you know, it's commanding and it's beautiful, passionate. and all of those things describe michelle obama. >> and the stars have gathered in park city, utah for the acclaimed sundance film festival including actress mariel hemingway opening up about her family's illness. history of mental illness...
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crew say favorite among the obama family members, the first lady michelle obama has worn the clothes in interviews and appearances like here in 2009. yesterday at the inauguration she wore a j. crew belt and her daughter, malia was wearing a j. crew coat during the ceremonies. jenna lyons is the president and executive creative director from j. crew and alina cho is back with us. nice to have you back both of us, nice to have you with us. >> thank you. >> how does it work? are you watching the inauguration like everybody else and you see oh, that's my belt! there's you know coat! >> very much so, the flurry of exclamation points and texting e-mails follows you see just like the rest of the world does so it was an exciting morning yesterday for more. >> i printed out the e-mail you sent me "over the moon!" four exclamation points. >> shouting for joy i'd say. >> what does it mean for your business? can you translate it into literally "x" number of dollars every time the first lady shows up in a cardigan or a dress or a skirt, and she's done all those things over the last several years
crew say favorite among the obama family members, the first lady michelle obama has worn the clothes in interviews and appearances like here in 2009. yesterday at the inauguration she wore a j. crew belt and her daughter, malia was wearing a j. crew coat during the ceremonies. jenna lyons is the president and executive creative director from j. crew and alina cho is back with us. nice to have you back both of us, nice to have you with us. >> thank you. >> how does it work? are you...
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the question, obama's speech, what was your takeaway? >>> conservatives are saying, i told you so, with no election to lose, president obama in the eyes of some republicans declared the end of reaganism. >> this was really obama unbound. this speech today was an ode to big government. it was a hymn to big government. >> in other words, reagan's famous government is not the solution, government is the problem, is dead, dead, dead. what's alive now, government regulations on just about every facet of american life. >> together we determine that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce, schools and colleges to train our workers, together we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play. together we resolve that a great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from life's worst hazards and misfortune. >> progressives are over the moon. msnbc's chris matthews gushed there's so much of lincoln in obama's speech, with one exception. linc
the question, obama's speech, what was your takeaway? >>> conservatives are saying, i told you so, with no election to lose, president obama in the eyes of some republicans declared the end of reaganism. >> this was really obama unbound. this speech today was an ode to big government. it was a hymn to big government. >> in other words, reagan's famous government is not the solution, government is the problem, is dead, dead, dead. what's alive now, government regulations on...
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president obama wants more government. in his second inaugural address, he masked the message with phrases like collective action and doing things together but these were standing uchl mixes really for a bigger and more ambitious federal government. that's the unmy takable goal of a second term and his inaugural address devoted to his determination to achieve it." everyone is looking and hoping for a new start for a lot of bipartisanship over the next four years. but clearly i think you'll see some of the tones that rolled out in first term. >> so where does that new start start? what do we expect today? tomorrow? the first few weeks? >> reporter: well, you know, today starts with prayer service and perhaps that's needed as the president faces the next four years. he heads to the national cathedral where you have an interfaith service where prayers are offered up not only for the president but also for the vice president. this is tradition that dates all the way back to fdr, john. >> all right, dan loathian, so nice to see
president obama wants more government. in his second inaugural address, he masked the message with phrases like collective action and doing things together but these were standing uchl mixes really for a bigger and more ambitious federal government. that's the unmy takable goal of a second term and his inaugural address devoted to his determination to achieve it." everyone is looking and hoping for a new start for a lot of bipartisanship over the next four years. but clearly i think you'll...
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obama is challenging other businesses to follow walmart's lead. >>> and as president obama prepares to be sworn in, his kenyan half-brother is preparing a campaign. ma'lik obama tells cnn he's running for governor of a county in kenya where his and the president's father was born. he says president obama gave him the advice to, quote, have thick skin, be honest, and be sincere. ma'lik and president obama are quite close. each served as the other's best man at their weddings. good luck to him. >>> facebook is unveiling a very cool new feature it's calling graph search. it scours the massive social network to answer more sophisticated searches, like, who are my friends living in washington, and maybe find photos of kate and joe, if you so choose. for now, graph search focusing on four main areas, people, photos, places, and interests, pulling data from 1 billion profiles, 24 billion photos, and 1 trillion connections. it is amazing how much is on the facebook, joe. >> it is. >>> he covered lance armstrong and doping allegations for more than a decade. his paper was even sued for libel. s
obama is challenging other businesses to follow walmart's lead. >>> and as president obama prepares to be sworn in, his kenyan half-brother is preparing a campaign. ma'lik obama tells cnn he's running for governor of a county in kenya where his and the president's father was born. he says president obama gave him the advice to, quote, have thick skin, be honest, and be sincere. ma'lik and president obama are quite close. each served as the other's best man at their weddings. good luck...
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obama. he used his first address to issue a grim warning about the coming economic crisis. >> let us brave once more the icy currents and endure what storms may come. >> reporter: that message was not well received. it clashed with the euphoric mood of a nation expecting hope and change. cnn has learned the president began working on this address with longtime speechwriter john favreau in mid-december. favreau writes, the president rewrites in the margins in long hand or on yellow pads. >> this is a historical event. you can't help but feel some pressure because of that, and a desire to make those few minutes when you're up there count. >> reporter: inned t etoday's s don't expect policy details. that will come in the state of the union. instead, this address will be heavy on sweeping themes. among them, the responsibility that comes with citizenship. for inspiration, the president read this inaugural. >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> repo
obama. he used his first address to issue a grim warning about the coming economic crisis. >> let us brave once more the icy currents and endure what storms may come. >> reporter: that message was not well received. it clashed with the euphoric mood of a nation expecting hope and change. cnn has learned the president began working on this address with longtime speechwriter john favreau in mid-december. favreau writes, the president rewrites in the margins in long hand or on yellow...